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Webb wrote "Wichita Lineman" in response to Campbell's urgent phone request for a "place"-based or "geographical" song to follow up "By the Time I Get to Phoenix". [5]His lyrical inspiration came while driving through the high plains of the Oklahoma panhandle past a long line of telephone poles, on one of which perched a lineman speaking into his handset.
Glen Campbell – Wichita Lineman From Season 2, Episode 10, originally aired November 25, 1970. Neil Diamond – Cracklin' Rosie; Ray Price – For The Good Times; Roy Orbison – Cryin' From Season 1, Episode 15, originally aired September 27, 1969. Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash – Pretty Woman From Season 1, Episode 15, originally aired ...
Webb was born on August 15, 1946, in Elk City, Oklahoma, and raised in Laverne, Oklahoma.He grew up in a religiously conservative family; [5] His father, Robert Lee Webb, was a Baptist minister and veteran of the United States Marine Corps who presided over rural churches in southwestern Oklahoma and west Texas.
Webb was joined by fellow guest Glen Campbell, who he wrote hits songs for, including “Wichita Lineman,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress,” and ...
"Wichita Lineman" "Galveston" Shout! Factory 2010 Country's Greatest Stars Live Vol. 1: Various Artists "Rhinestone Cowboy" "Back in the Saddle Again" "Bye Bye Love" duet with Ray Charles "Medley: Gentle on My Mind/Honey Come Back/By the Time I Get to Phoenix/Wichita Lineman/Galveston/Country Boy (You Got Your Feet In L.A.)"
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"Wichita Lineman" "Land of Make Believe" Glen Campbell & Chuck Mangione "I Can't Stand This Loneliness" Glen, Gerald & Shorty Campbell "Old Hometown" 5 16-Oct-82 Leo Sayer "Raining in My Heart" Leo Sayer "When I Need You" Glen Campbell & Leo Sayer "More Than I Can Say" Glen Campbell & Leo Sayer "Farther Along" Glen Campbell & Leo Sayer "Oh Boy"
In 2013, the band announced a return as simply The Linemen, and their fifth full-length album, Close the Place Down, was released on the SAM Records label in October 2016. [1] The band's final performance was at Swamp Stomp in Kingston, RI on July 21, 2018. The band's name is a nod to the Jimmy Webb song “Wichita Lineman.” [2]